Comparison

myAberdeenshire vs PermitPro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

myAberdeenshire

Access council services on the go with this app. Manage waste and recycling, get road updates, stay informed about schools, and view your Council Tax details. Receive push notifications for important alerts.

Highlights
  • Waste and recycling collection schedules
  • Roads and winter maintenance updates
  • School status and term dates
  • Council Tax self-service
  • Councillor information
  • Push notifications for alerts
Features
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Our mobile app brings services to your fingertips, available on your smartphone or tablet to access council services on the move. Simplify waste and recycling - Check bin collection days and what goes in each bin - Get push notifications for bin days and what to put out - Find your nearest recycling centre and see what you can recycle - Check how to dispose of specific waste items - Report fly-tipping or missed bin collections Roads and winter updates - Report road or street light faults - Check for roadworks and closures - View grit bin locations and request refills or repairs - Check gritting routes, snow gates, and the live location of gritters when they are out Stay informed about your schools - View school status, term dates, and get holiday notifications - Get alerts for school closures or incidents You Council Tax details - Access Council Tax self-service: switch to paperless billing, view your account summary, check your balance, instalments and payments, view and download bills and reminder notices Your councillors - View details of all councillors Push notifications and location based services When setting up, allow the app to send push notifications if you want to set reminders for your bin collection and school closures. For location-based services (such as maps) you will need to allow the app to access your location using GPS.

About

PermitPro

Features
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PermitPro brings your organisation's permit-to-work system to site. Every user sees only the tools for their role. REQUESTERS • Raise a new permit request with location, zone, work description, RAMS and risk assessments • Attach site photos and supporting documents from the camera or files • Sign digitally and track each request through approval • Duplicate an archived permit to save re-typing APPROVERS • Review requests in your scope with the full permit detail • Approve, return or reject with comments COORDINATORS • Live, pending, suspended, expired and completed permit views • Manual entry for paper permits, including holder signatures • Shift revalidation and closure • Permit audits with QR scanning against organisation templates PermitPro is for organisations already using the PermitPro portal. Sign in with the account your administrator issued. No public sign-up. Questions or feedback? We read every message. Reach us in the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

myAberdeenshire4 screens
PermitPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PermitPro at every 2 weeks against myAberdeenshire's every 4 weeks. myAberdeenshire's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myAberdeenshire ships an update every 4 weeks, PermitPro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
myAberdeenshire versus PermitPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAberdeenshirePermitPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAberdeenshire CouncilPTW Solutions LTD

In-app purchases

None

myAberdeenshire

No in-app purchases

None

PermitPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAberdeenshire free?
myAberdeenshire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PermitPro free?
PermitPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do myAberdeenshire or PermitPro have ads?
Neither myAberdeenshire nor PermitPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myAberdeenshire or PermitPro?
myAberdeenshire ships an update every 4 weeks, and PermitPro every 2 weeks. Most recently, myAberdeenshire was updated on November 3, 2026 and PermitPro on October 29, 2026.

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